Liliaceae Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene

Fool's Onion

Miwok - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 156

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Scientific name: Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene
USDA symbol: TRHY3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fool's Onion
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Bulbs steamed in earth oven and used as food.

RECRD: 20085 id: 40796

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